Abedi targeted people coming out of an Ariana Grande gig on May 22, killing 22 people and injured dozens

His cousins spoke to ITV about what they felt after learning of the atrocity committed by someone they had grown up with.

They said: "I couldn't stop crying, especially the first few days when I was being questioned, and every time that story was brought up - little girls innocent lives, we just couldn't stop ourselves from just crying.

"That's all you can do really - their lives, 22 lives have gone."

Adding: "We had a lot of things in common, a lot of things in common.

"We used to do all sorts of things like playing football to, you know, experiencing the party life. All sorts, I'm not going to deny that.